Let Desire Take the Lead 👄✨
Your evenings have been full of doing for everyone else. This event is about slowing down, tapping into your sensual side, and creating something beautiful. Welcome to The Art of Desire.
We have partnered with DMV Black Fem 4 Fem Lesbians and Bisexual Women and are inviting you into an intimate After Dark paint and sip experience set in a private lounge at Mixxed. Guided by artist LaToya Peoples, you will explore semi-nude figure painting in a space designed for feminine women who love feminine women. This is about art, confidence, curiosity, and connection.
All you need to do is show up. We will handle the materials, the ambiance, and the invitation to create freely and unapologetically.
Here's What Your Ticket Gets You:
• 🍹 One complimentary drink ticket
• 🎨 All painting materials including canvas, table easel, palette, brushes, and paint
• 👩🏾🏫 Guided semi-nude model painting instruction
• 🧡 Community, connection, and creative expression
Ticket Price:
$60 per person
About the Co Host
DMV Black Fem 4 Fem Lesbians & Bisexual Women is a Washington D.C. Area Meetup Group for feminine Black lesbians, bisexual women, and any other non-heterosexual women who love, date, and are attracted to other feminine Black lesbians, bisexual, and other non-heterosexual women (aka Black Fem 4 Fem). This group is a safe space for feminine Black women who date other feminine Black women because we are often inadvertently excluded from events for Black queer women because we do not ascribe to the stud/femme dynamic. This can leave us without a sense of home, community, or even a way to self-actualize. It can leave us lonely.
DMV Black Fem 4 Fem Lesbians and Bisexual Women provides Black Fem 4 Fem lesbians, bisexual, and non-heterosexual women age 30+ with events to network, make friends, and meet their future girlfriends and wives. This group is for mature, professional, career-minded women who want an alternative to the Black LGBTQ+ party scene and want other ways to socialize.
Social activities range from art openings, brunches, plays, movies, poetry readings, yoga, dinner parties, book clubs, after-work drinks, outdoor adventures, wine tastings, art shows, open mic nights, and Black LGBTQ+ Pride Meetups.
This group is also a space where Black trans women are welcomed and celebrated.
The Little Details
What should I wear?
Sexy, chic evening attire encouraged. Wear whatever makes you feel confident, feminine, and expressive.
Do I need to bring anything?
A valid ID. All art materials are provided.
Are food and drinks available?
Mixxed will serve all food and beverages. One drink ticket is included. Additional drinks and food are available for purchase.
About the Artist
LaToya Peoples is a Philadelphia native and Baltimore based multi-hyphenate creative, public artist, educator, curator, and entrepreneur. Her work spans painting, mural and public art installation, printmaking, and design.
LaToya earned her BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art and spent 8 years in visual arts education. Her work explores symbolism, narrative, identity, and cultural memory through figuration, organic forms, and vibrant color.
Website: https://www.latoyapeoples.com
Webshop: https://www.ldpstudio.com
Instagram: @LDPstudio
Interested in Modeling for This Event?
This After Dark experience features a semi-nude live model and we are accepting model applications.
This is a closed femme-centered space. Models must be comfortable modeling for a room of feminine women who love feminine women. The model will not be fully nude. Attire will include a bikini or fitted garments based on comfort level. This is a paid opportunity.
Ready for The Art of Desire? Click “Book” below!
This is an intimate experience with limited capacity and is exclusively curated for feminine women who date feminine women. If you do not identify as such, we kindly ask that you respect the safe space we are creating and sit this one out.
If this feels aligned, we would love to have you join us.
Please note: You must click the "Complete Payment" button at the bottom of the registration page in order to secure your spot.
Please note: By attending this event, you agree to being photographed. However, if communicated, we will try our best not to capture you in photos and post you publicly. That request must be communicated ahead of time/at the beginning of the event to photographer and host.